Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Crest of York St John College
- Lendal Tower
- Bootham School
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Basilica
- The Mystery Plays
- The Debtors' Prison
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- George Leeman
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Crux's Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- A New University
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Roman Chimney Pot